Language switcher drop-down doesn't work

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Last updated by Bigul 1 year, 10 months ago.

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June 7, 2023 at 12:31 pm #13786007
georgiI-5	I am trying to: Add the language switcher Link to a page where the issue can be seen: hidden link I expected to see: drop down menu with languages Instead, I got: The other languages are visible and listed in other sub-menu and are visible all the time. In this page hidden link are visible all languages all the time even though the page isn't translated to any yet. I want to have nice drop down menu. What to do?
June 7, 2023 at 12:48 pm #13786431
Laura WPML Supporter since 05/2018 Languages: English (English ) Italian (Italiano ) Timezone: Europe/Rome (GMT+02:00)	Hi, thanks for contacting us. Did you by any chance created hidden link using ACF post type? If so, 1. we aren't officially compatible yet 2. you set acf-post-type to "fallback to the default language" in WPML > Settings > Post type translation, which would explain why you see all languages listed. As for the dropdown, please be sure your theme supports it. You can test with a default theme, if you don't have problems with it you should contact your theme's support.
June 7, 2023 at 1:01 pm #13786505
georgiI-5	Hi, I haven't used ACF for those pages at all. And the theme supports the drop down menu. I used your plugin in other website and this is the first time the menu is acting like this.
June 7, 2023 at 3:55 pm #13788033
Bigul WPML Supporter since 01/2013 Languages: English (English ) Timezone: Europe/Vienna (GMT+02:00)	Hello, Thank you for the updates. The main navigation of the site is Main Menu. But in WPML>>Languages>>Menu language switcher section you have assigned the WPML Menu Language switcher to the footer menu l s. So changing the menu name in WPML>>Languages>>Menu language switcher settings has fixed the issue. Please check the attached images and the following URL for more details. hidden link -- Thanks! Bigul
June 8, 2023 at 6:00 am #13790105
georgiI-5	Hello, This doesn't fix my problem because I don't want my language switcher in the main menu. I need it in other menu and the only other option I had was the footer menu. I need it to be shown on different parts of the website - next to the main menu and in the footer. So what you did is not a solution. What else we can do?
June 8, 2023 at 7:49 am #13790761
Bigul WPML Supporter since 01/2013 Languages: English (English ) Timezone: Europe/Vienna (GMT+02:00)	Hello, Thank you for the updates. In this case, you consider a custom Language switcher. Please refer to the following documentation for more details. https://wpml.org/documentation/getting-started-guide/language-setup/language-switcher-options/adding-language-switchers-using-php-and-shortcodes/ https://wpml.org/documentation/getting-started-guide/language-setup/language-switcher-options/custom-language-switcher/ If the problem remains, please share a couple of screenshots for a better understanding of the issue. -- Thanks! Bigul